#ShutDownNDTV trending on Twitter

7 January 2016

On 4 January, 2016, Indian news channel NDTV was attacked on social media for criticising India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s handling of the recent terrorist attack on Indian Air Force base in Pathankot. The attack left seven soldiers dead and 22 injured. Calling the channel ‘anti-national’, #ShutDownNDTV began to trend on Twitter.

On 4 January, 2016, Indian news channel NDTV was attacked on social media for criticising India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s handling of the recent terrorist attack on Indian Air Force base in Pathankot. The attack left seven soldiers dead and 22 injured. Calling the channel ‘anti-national’, #ShutDownNDTV began to trend on Twitter.